Official UK procurement notice
C150 (2027) Preliminary Market Engagement for the Supply of 110/33 kV Power and 275/110/22 kV Auto Transformers.
Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNIE Networks intends to establish a Framework Arrangement and appoint up to one supplier plus a reserve to enter into separate Framework Agreements for the Supply of Power and Auto Transformers. The requirement is for Power and Auto Transformers used within the NIE Networks’ transmission network. Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of NIE Networks and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.
It is envisaged that this will be a multi lot procurement exercise consisting of the following lots:
Lot 1 Supply of 110/33 kV Power Transformers
Lot 2 Supply of 275/110/22 kV Auto-transformers
NIE Networks estimates that the total spend under framework agreements could be up to £63 million for all lots over the total potential eight-year duration.
Therefore, NIE Networks is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) supplier
information event to gather insights from the market before initiating a procurement process for Contract C150 (2027) for the Supply of 110/33 kV Power and 275/110/22 kV Auto Transformers
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This engagement aims to assess the market's interest and capabilities in delivering
Contract C150 (2027), identify potential solutions and develop an effective procurement
strategy. This PME supplier information event is open to suppliers and is intended to be a
collaborative effort to ensure a robust and successful procurement process.
CPV: Distribution transformers · Power supply transformers · Transformers · Voltage transformers
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 29 Feb 2028
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
- Authority reference
C150 (2027)- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0780c0
How it was run
- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today5 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
- Market engagementin 18 days23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Interested parties should register their interest in this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) event via eSourcingNI. https://e-sourcingni.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) envelope has been created named “pqq_4763” within Project “project_29297”. This PQQ more…
contains preliminary information relating to the requirement and includes the PME questionnaire for Suppliers to complete. This eSourcingNI PQQ will close at 3.00pm on 23 October 2026 and NIE Networks are unable to accept submissions after this deadline. Indivual Consultations Following the return of completed questionnaires, NIE Networks may wish to explore responses further and/or seek clarification from potential Suppliers through face-to-face meetings or remote discussions. This will provide an opportunity to develop a mutual understanding of any potential issues, risks or challenges associated with the proposed procurement that may not have been previously identified. Where necessary, NIE Networks will provide further information and instructions regarding participation in PME Consultations. Consultations may consist of a presentation by NIE Networks, followed by an opportunity for Suppliers to raise questions and provide feedback. Please note that NIE Networks shall conduct Consultations in accordance with the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency. To that end, it is important to stress that the structure, specification and all other aspects of the procurement will not be designed to give direct or indirect advantage to any interested party and all information concerning the forthcoming procurement will be disseminated to all interested parties. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this PME Notice or the PME Questionnaire. Participation or non-participation in the PME supplier information event shall not prevent any interested parties from participating in any subsequent procurement process. ANY FUTURE PROCUREMENT This PME Notice, and the PME supplier information event, do not constitute a call for competition, selection process or a current tender opportunity. This PME Notice has been produced solely for the purpose of conducting Preliminary Market Engagement. All interested parties will need to express a formal interest in any future tender opportunity in due course. Any future procurement for these requirements will be launched separately and is currently anticipated to commence in early 2027. Subject to any future procurement, NIE Networks intends to use Achilles UVDB to conduct the Pre-Qualification phase of the process. Depending upon the time of issue of any future procurement, NIE Networks will pre-qualify Suppliers using either Achilles UVDB Qualification System Notice (QSN) governed by the Utility Contract Regulations 2016 or Achilles UVDB Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market (QUDM) subject to the Procurement Act 2023. Therefore, any interested parties will be required to be suitably registered with Achilles UVDB (www.achilles.com/uvdb/) to participate in the future procurement process. Suppliers are strongly advised to engage with Achilles UVDB directly and allow sufficient time for the registration process. Additionally, expressing an interest in this Preliminary Market Engagement will not necessarily be a pre-requisite in respect of the future tender competition. NIE Networks reserves the right to Direct Award in the absence of competition. For the avoidance of doubt, Suppliers wishing to participate in this PME exercise must submit their response via eSourcingNI in accordance with the instructions set out above. - Contract starts29 Feb 2028, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Oct 2026, 13:05 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender